Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
PermitWaitChicago permit timing desk

ZIP boundary report

Permit processing times in ZIP 60642

Across 2,425 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60642, the median processing time was 5 days.

Records checked2,4252021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait5 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within29 days75% of records
Long-wait edge99 days90% of records
Evidence2,425issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
33.2%
1–7 days
23.5%
8–30 days
18.8%
31–90 days
13.3%
91+ days
11.1%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214510 days8 days57 days
20224781 day13 days130 days
20233761 day18 days74 days
202436515 days43 days145 days
202543111 days42 days118 days
2026*32415 days47 days104 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

ZIP codes with similar overall timing

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
606425 days29 days2,425
606074 days28 days4,911
606104 days25 days3,503
606114 days15 days7,470
606224 days31 days4,440
606534 days29 days2,085
606544 days27 days3,185
606013 days15 days3,363

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